freio
Portuguese, noun/ˈfɾej.u/
freio is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “brake (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of frear. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “parte do arreio que passa pela boca da cavalgadura e que serve para a guiar”.
What does freio mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebrake (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
- 2
masculinefrenulum
- 3
masculinebit (piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and connected to reins to direct the animal)
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of frear
- 2
first-person singular present indicative of freiar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. parte do arreio que passa pela boca da cavalgadura e que serve para a guiar 2. membrana que prende a língua à parte inferior da boca; freno 3. dispositivo que regula ou faz cessar o movimento de máquinas e veículos
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of freio
- freios plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce freio?
- Brazil /ˈfɾej.u/
- Brazil [ˈfɾeɪ̯.u]
- Portugal /ˈfɾɐj.u/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to freio
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is freio in Portuguese?
freio appears 5.4 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).